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Otto Porter return unknown

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Brandon King

The timetable for Chicago Bulls’ forward Otto Porter is unknown, according to a report by Eric Woodyard of ESPN. Porter was diagnosed with a left foot sprain and will not play in the Bulls game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen had this to say according to Woodyard: “It’s a soft tissue injury so it’s something that’s difficult to put a timetable on. That’s about as easy as I could say. We’re not exactly sure.“I don’t want to give you a definite timetable because it…

Zach Lavine’s easy 360 slam dunk

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Brandon King

After blowing a big lead to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, the Chicago Bulls are back on the court tonight, taking on the Atlanta Hawks. Zach Lavine gave the crowd something to cheer about with this 360 dunk off the Lauri Markkanen back tap.

Luol Deng signs with Bulls, retirement imminent

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Brandon King

From Bulls.com : The Chicago Bulls announced today the signing of Luol Deng. After signing, Deng made known his intent to retire from the NBA. “We’re very fortunate and humbled that Luol has chosen to retire as a Chicago Bull,” said President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Reinsdorf. “He was a role model on and off the court during his nine-plus years in Chicago, and he gave everything he had to help us win. I want to thank Luol for not only what he accomplished on the court for the…

Chandler Hutchison suffers hamstring injury

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Brandon King

Bulls wing Chandler Hutchison suffered a hamstring injury yesterday during a workout. The Bulls announced the injury earlier today. If Bulls fans are letting out collective groans it is because last season the injury bug kicked the team in the junk before the season began with several key players (Lauri Markkanen, elbow; Kris Dunn, MCL; Bobby Portis MCL) missing substantial time and Denzel Valentine was out for the entire season with an ankle injury (that had nothing to do with what Frank Nitty did to him in the Drew League.…

Boylen adds rockets assistant to staff

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Chicago Bulls have hired former Houston Rockets assistant coach Roy Rogers to join Jim Boylen’s staff. Rogers had spent the three previous seasons on Mike D’Antoni’s staff prior to being the second of four staff members who were informed they would not be brought back for the upcoming season. Rogers coaching resume also includes time with the Nets (2013-14 and Washington Wizards, (2014-16) as assistant coaches.

Bulls extend Boylen (for some reason)

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 Brandon King

Friday, the Chicago Bulls decided that Jim Boylen was the man to lead their franchise back to prominence, as they extended him for another three years. While this came as no shock to me, as the Bulls over the past decade-and-a-half have a proven track record of making mystifying moves. To say the least, it is not prudent to turn your franchise over to a coach that suffered a near mutiny shortly after taking over team and stubbornly implementing an offensive system that predates the El Camino. Despite the baggage the Bulls have,…

Otto Porter out against the Hawks

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Brandon King

Chicago Bullls small forward Otto Porter will be out for the Chicago Bulls game with the Atlanta Hawks, for the ever-popular “load management”. Since being acquired by the Bulls, in the eight games he has played, he’s averaging 19.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 34.8 minutes per game, all improved numbers from his time with the Washington Wizards, where he posted numbers of 12.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 29.0 minutes per contest.

Otto Porter and Kris Dunn out for Bucks game

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Brandon King

According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Bulls will be without two key compenents when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks tonight. Johnson reports that recently acquired forward Otto Porter will be out with what the team is terming a “lower leg strain”, while Dunn will miss tonight’s contest due to suffering from a migraine headache. Point guard Ryan Arcidiacono and forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will get the starts in their places.

Zach Lavine out against Heat

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Brandon King

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach Lavine will miss the team’s game Tuesday night against the Miami Heat with a right ankle sprain.

Rockets trade Micheal Carter-Williams to the Chicago Bulls

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Brandon King

As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Houston Rockets have traded point guard and former Rookie-of-the-Year Micheal Carter-Williams to the Chicago Bulls. Wojnarowski adds that the Bulls will send a future conditional second-round pick to finish the deal off and apparently the move was a cost cutting one for Houston, as they would have been on the hook to fully guarantee Carter-Williams’s deal for this season had he been on the roster as of 5PM today. Carter-Williams will not have to worry about living arrangements in the Wiondy City, because…